“Qinglan.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Come here and help me figure out what this passage means.” Xiao Jingyan tapped the page with his fingertip, his tone earnest and eager to learn.
Qinglan thought nothing of it and leaned in to look. It was a military treatise, and the line his master pointed to read: “Warfare is based on deception. When near, make it appear far; when far, make it appear near.”
He was about to explain when he suddenly felt his master’s breath brush lightly against his ear. They were too close. Close enough for him to see the skin faintly visible beneath his master’s inner robe and the slight movement of his Adam’s apple.
Qinglan’s body stiffened at once, and his ears visibly flushed red.
“Hmm? Why did you stop?” Only then did Xiao Jingyan slowly turn his head. His eyes held a smile, like a deep pool filled with scattered stars. His gaze drifted from the page to Qinglan’s crimson ears, and he asked with innocent curiosity, “Qinglan, your ears... Is the brazier in here burning too hot?”
“Your subordinate... Your subordinate...” Qinglan swallowed, his usually nimble tongue tied in knots. He instinctively wanted to step back, but his master’s gaze held him in place like invisible threads.
Xiao Jingyan chuckled and suddenly reached out, lightly brushing his cool fingertip against the red, almost bleeding earlobe.
As if struck by a pressure point, Qinglan shuddered all over. He nearly jumped, but forced himself to stay still, his breathing thrown into disarray.
“Seems it really is too hot.” Xiao Jingyan withdrew his hand with satisfaction, as if he had merely confirmed something trivial. Leaning back again, he waved lazily. “You may go. Get some air by the window.”
The writing is very good and the flow is long-lasting.
It's simply not too pretty 😘😘
I was on the wrong side. In the early stage, I thought it was written about Wang Ye being succumbed, but I changed it later.
Very nice. The characters described in it are very vivid.
Super invincible and beautiful